Critical Appreciation
This is one of the famous paintings by Van; the
The Starry Night
<Vincent Van Gogh , 1889, >
Type of work, oil on canvas, Dimensions of work (73.7 x 92.1
cm)
The Starry Night is an oil on canvas by Dutch post-
impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June
1889, it describes the view from the window of his asylum
room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with
the addition of an ideal village The Starry Night is one of
the most recognized paintings
name of the painting defines itself as a view of sky
filled with stars. It has such attractive colors, a
beautiful sight and a unique stroke work, makes it
unique .Vincent shows us the freedom of thoughts
to reach the sky the desire to explore, the thoughts
to redefine imagination. Since this was painted
from an asylum we can assume the desire of van
to go out from the asylum to the world outside. The
painting have a swirly stars this swirls create a
sense of importance to the stars making it stand
out, one of the star was described as Venus by van,
the stroke of the sky creates a sense of movement
and the houses were beautifully portrayed, making
it a wonderful sight to watch again and again the
art itself makes us jump into the world of
imagination and creativity making our senses
enduring it to the fullest. A beauty which can be
praised over and over until there are no word to
describe It .The colors chosen makes it a dark night
sight painting of a beautiful village with the stars
blinking in the sky.
<sidhu vinay>